(en) John Pierce. PBS Transistorized. Geraadpleegd op 19 juli 2010. “The way I provided the name, was to think of what the device did. And at that time, it was supposed to be the dual of the vacuum tube. The vacuum tube had transconductance, so the transistor would have 'transresistance.' And the name should fit in with the names of other devices, such as varistor and thermistor. And... I suggested the name 'transistor.'”